The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-06-14
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How CONGRATULATIONS. Enterprises
are Put on Foot aud Carried Out
Rtch Reading tor Every body.

are Put on Foot aud Carried out
-Hich Reading tor Everybody.
"Bishop Turner, OF the y. VI. f..
church. Will be in Waco on saturday
next. and address tie colorcd citizens
at padgitts Park at ! q. IN, and in
TN afternoon, on the subject of pro-
hiDition. acO Day, June X.
In connection with the above an-
nouucemcnt a. - the good bishops
purposes and intentions, IT may throw
nght on the ways ana whcrciorcs "
of his coming to publish letter from
Rev j Is. liayncr, Of Calvert, Tex"
which we give our readers below.
This letter was written March Il.
1887. before the canvass had haen
outlined, and about the tin" Bro
Carroll was preparing hi- political
crusade. Evidently Bro. Carroll
tumblcd to Bro. Rayner's suRgcs-
tons, fot here comes Bishop Turner
to call "A council of his presiding
eldcr-.' In view OF these develop.
mcnis, the letter of Rev. RAyner lur-
n,hes rich reading, not only tor COL
orcd but white voters. Here II is
CALVERT, Texas, March IL 1854
Rcy. y. H. Carroll, Waco, Texas
Dear sir--l snow tina; am not com.
petent to advise YOU in theology,
doctrine, ctaics, or any OF The sciences
tia have "A tendency 10 make man
pure in purpose aud angelic in action,
Uut know something about cam.
paigning and elections.
| write YOU this because ! am u
proh.b.;lon.-t from u deep religious
principle, ana because TIN, coming
campaign VIII be forgot on negro
!Hnd. or the NJ gro vote IL quito ~
item and Will play an important part
iu the coming election, AMI because |
have some little negro blood III my
veins, and / know the ccccntriciucs of
the negro and the influence n Ut eli e.
tions have over him, csi c:mliy when
money 10 to bo used IN the elections
1 will lay down this proposition for
Your very serious confederation; first
Every old, worthless Baptist preacher
that has no influence OF iutcilccl, will
seek To hc appointed ~ canvas er III
TINS coming election, aud II they iah
10 get tho appOintmcLt from thr pro-
hibltlunIsts they VIII tilrr themselves
for sale to the whisky men. Now,
how 10 get around this Cal-- and -tlll
Keep them our friends Is question
worthy of serious confederation. |
think cqn tel you how 1t N De-
: one sEcCc ,siuly. IL the coming
conf ct We have 10 cat b the coIJrcd
Ote IN three trap, "; y. NJ J.,
church. NJ. +. church, aud the Baptist
church. Now II you Will have the
bishop OF the NJ. T.. church to come to
Texas and call "A council of his prc-i-
ding elders and have hum, the bishop
to instruct his presiding elders In this
matter that he, the bishop. will mp
point no preacher TO any work next
year that will not take bold stand
Tor the prohibition constitutional
amendment, have tho bishop of the
African Methodist church to do the
same
The colored ministers of tho Bans
tist church that have influence arc
Rev VIM. Massey, of Austin Rev
a X. Griggs, of Dallas, Rev. j. Toll
yer, of ltockdalc The three named
arc the most influential ones. Have
these three men TO visit all the Bap-
list associations that are to be held
prior to TIC election and distribute
temperance literature and deliver
temperance and prohibition sermons.
etc. Give l.. G.. Jordan about $500
for the use of his paper, and have
Jordan to send ~ copy of his paper TO
every Baptist preacher in this state
from now until the election. Jordan
can get tho name of all the colorcd
Baptist preachers In the state from
Rev a. K Griggs. In Jordan's paper
one Baptist PilOU you can have him
10 strongly defend the constitutions
amendment from religious stand
point. Bo sure to look after the col.
orcd papers in the state.
Now ~ csc suggestions are wor-
thy of your considerations and YOU
see proper to try them. You will si-
fence all the Old worthless and char.
actcrlcss Baptist preachers that Will
annoy you and your committee for
appointment. In this conflict we
must trust God. and would appeal
10 God for wisdom and Judgment
that no mistakes be made In appoints
ments or movements etc.
llumbly submitted,
j. h. ltAYNER.
+. 81 will not trouble You for an
answer Jordan don't know that |
have made any suggestion in regard
TO him and the Baptist Pilot, aud he